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stool vs excrement

excrement vs stool

stool and excrement both are nouns.

stool is a verb but excrement is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stool Yes No Yes No
excrement Yes No No No
As nouns, excrement is a hypernym of stool; that is, excrement is a word with a broader meaning than stool:
  • stool: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
  • excrement: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Other hypernyms of stool include body waste, excreta, excretion, excretory product.
stool (noun) excrement (noun)
a simple seat without a back or arms waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
stool (verb) excrement (verb)
have a bowel movement
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
react to a decoy, of wildfowl
lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
Difference between stool and excrement

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